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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 4, 2009
THE GEO GROUP, INC.
 
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Florida
 
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
     
1-14260   65-0043078
 
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
621 NW 53rd Street, Suite 700, Boca Raton, Florida   33487
 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)
(561) 893-0101
 
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
 
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Section 1 — Registrant’s Business and Operations
     Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
     On December 4, 2009, The GEO Group, Inc. (“GEO”) completed a seventh amendment to its senior secured credit facility through the execution of Amendment No. 7 (“Amendment No. 7”) to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of January 24, 2007 (the “Credit Agreement”), between GEO, as Borrower, certain of GEO’s subsidiaries, as Grantors, and BNP Paribas, as Lender and as Administrative Agent. Amendment No. 7 makes certain revisions to the definitions of the terms “Adjusted EBITDA” and “Non-Recourse Debt Service” in the Credit Agreement.
     Amendment No. 7 is filed with this report as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Section 2 — Financial Information
     Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
     The information contained in Item 1.01 above is incorporated herein by reference.
Section 9 — Financial Statements and Exhibits
     Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
c)   Exhibits
     
10.1
  Amendment No. 7 to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated effective as of December 4, 2009, between The GEO Group, Inc., as Borrower, certain of GEO’s subsidiaries, as Grantors, and BNP Paribas, as Lender and as Administrative Agent

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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
             
    THE GEO GROUP, INC.    
 
           
December 10, 2009
 
Date
  By:   /s/ Brian R. Evans
 
Brian R. Evans
   
 
      Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer    
 
      (Principal Financial Officer and duly authorized signatory)    

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